Project Management Skills

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Short course

In Manchester, Liverpool and Chorley

£ 275 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Short course

  • Level

    Beginner

By the end of the course the participants will be familiar with the key tools and people concepts of project management, thus enabling them to be more effective within their own projects. The course breaks Project Management down into two main areas of Planning and Control. Participants adopt a structured approach to planning a project, from initial concept through to a risk assessment of the plan. In addition participants identify the importance of project control as a means to contain cost and to remain within timescale. Suitable for: This course will benefit executives, supervisors, team leaders and managers who recognise the need for improved Project Management skills.

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Chorley (Lancashire)
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Doncaster House, Moorland Gate, Cowling Brow, Chorley, PR6 9DR

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On request
Liverpool (Merseyside)
Ground Floor, The Campanile, Chaloner Street, Queens Dock, L3 4AJ

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On request
Manchester (Greater Manchester)
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Quay West, Trafford Wharf Road, M17 1PL

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On request

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Course programme

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  • Principles - Project Management

    This intensive one day course is based on providing the principles of Project Management to delegates who have an understanding of the basic methods. The course will present processes and methodology as utilised in PRINCE2. This course is intended for people working in a project environment who need to understand their role in projects and the techniques and the terminology of project management.

    Course Outline
  • Project based approach to work
  • Overview and what Project Management encompasses
  • How to employ Project principles in a work environment
  • The roles and responsibilities of the project manager and project team
  • The use of Project Management to control change in a business
  • Introduction to national standards (APM & Prince2)
  • Introduction to the tools and techniques available
  • Keeping the Project on Track and keeping Focus
  • The 5 phases of a Project and what they encompass
  • The Project management Plan (Gantt Chart)
  • The activities within each phase and their importance to a successful Project
  • Keeping focus on key tasks
  • Effects of rescheduling and quantifying any slippage
  • The flow of a Project through the phases
  • Actions to bring the Project back on track
  • Project control ?gates? and the use of tolerance
  • Keeping control of Resources
  • The importance of the "Business Case" and the "Project Management Plan"
  • Risk, how to define it (Risk Factor) and how to define its impact (financially)
  • Dealing with Variations and Contingency
  • Documentation and the standard approach to managing a Project
  • The Project Management Plan and what it includes
  • The standard documentation as used in Prince2
  • Tracking progress and spotting variance
  • What these encompass and where it should be used
  • Critical Path management and its importance
  • Reporting
  • The use of Contingency particularly for Risk
  • Recap of the complete flow through a Project using the tools and techniques covered (standard Approach)
  • Where variations in approach are acceptable

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